Scarlet Runner
Blues Profile
Scarlet Runner
Blues Profile
Jason is an absolute show stopper, and along with his
stunning and soulful guitar work and vocals, employs many jaw dropping antics right out of the Hendrix/Vaughan bag of tricks. Jason is the Midwest Regional winner of the Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Competition that was held at
Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago, and is awaiting being flown to Madison Square
Garden
to compete for the National Voodoo Chile Award that will be held during the
Hendrix festival sponsored by the Hendrix family.
Jack plays bass with a driving force that keeps the band pulsating forward
while
Luke's tirades on the drums, as well as his grasp of tempo at any speed, is
what
makes this band Scarlet Runner. The band tours throughout seven states
surrounding Iowa and is expanding their playing base all the time. They
have played on
shows with such blues greats as Koko Tayler, Ian Moore, and The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, just to name some. The band has also played many shows with
Texas blues rocker Chris Duarte who has, along with his band, befriended the
boys and passes along valuable pointers as well as encouragement.
Scarlet Runner has played many notable clubs like The Grand Emporium in KC,
The Zoo in Lincoln, NE, and The Blues Saloon in St. Paul. They have also
played for crowds as large as 50,000 for the third straight year (headlining
the last
two) at the My Waterloo Days Laser Show and played with such bands as
Rare Earth, Edgar Winter and Starship at the Wadina Rock Festival 25th
anniversary concert. They have also played the huge Sturgis bike rally in
S.D.
The band was named semi-finalist in Musician Magazine's Best Unsigned Band Contest and also took first place in the tri-state area in the
Dubuque, Iowa's
battle of the bands. They were also voted Best Band In The Cedar Valley
the last two years in a row in a readers poll of the Waterloo Courier.
In Oct. of 96 Scarlet Runner independently released a full length compact
disc
entitled "South Chain Gang" with 10 original songs as well as a cover of
Hendrix's
" Manic Depression". The Hendrix song was recorded in one take for the
purpose of using it to send in for the Hendrix Competition but was dubbed
too
good to leave off the disc by the producer. The disc is receiving air play
all over the U.S. and is being seriously looked at by different labels.
Scarlet Runner has many influences including, but not limited to, Stevie Ray
Vaughan, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Ian Moore and Chris Duarte. They have
compiled these influences and thrown in their own unique style to create a
new
powerful and aggressive musical approach.
The above bio was provided by the band
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